Spas Equinos CET

Many domestic spas use cartridge filters but public spas and pools now universally use some type of media filter such as sand or diatomaceous earth.

The Pool Water Treatment Advisory Group (PWTAG) is a world leading authority that approves and promotes appropriate water treatment standards.

PWTAG guidelines state: 'Any disinfection process will add chemical by-products over time which will lead to a build up of Totally Dissolved Solids (TDS) which may become harmful. The backwash process (which is used to clean sand filters) helps counter-act the build up of TDS.'

The CET Premier Equine Spa has been installed at Equine-Librium College in Plettenberg Bay, South Africa.

Ronel van de Sijde, the driving force behind the new trend setting Equine College says "We are the first tertiary education institution in the world to offer a comprehensive veterinary based full-time academic & practical education within the field of equine therapy. Our Principal, Professor Sybrand van de Berg (BVSc (Hon), MMed Vet (Surg), MMed Vet (RAD) DVSc) is involved at the College on a full-time basis and is well known to everyone as Head of Department of Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Science at University of Pretoria-Onderstepoort".

For more information see Equine Librium.

Ronel van de Sijde is the driving force behind a new equine therapy college and equine rehabilitation centre in South Africa. A former international pentathlete and qualified sports scientist, specializing in bio-kinetics, Ronel has spent years travelling the world to qualify as an equine therapist. Here she reveals the decision making process prior to purchasing an equine spa for her new facility.

I first came across an equine spa when studying in Kentucky, reports Ronel, and during a visit to Churchill Downs I came across an equine spa and was immediately attracted to the therapy. I could understand the logic behind it and I recognized the benefit of a drug free therapy for treating and preventing leg injuries.

However, I was horrified to witness a horse jumping out of the spa in front of my eyes. It teetered on the top of the door, rocking back and forwards a few times. I thought it was going to fall backwards into the spa - it was very very scary - but it finally slipped forwards off the door and I realized I needed to find a safer alternative for my client's horses and my own peace of mind.

When I returned home to South Africa I researched online and came across the CET Equine Spa website and was immediately impressed with the safety features. Meanwhile, I had heard positive feedback from some of my equine contacts so decided to go with CET and I am very glad I did. They came out to South Africa, set up the spa and then trained myself, and my staff, and I am very happy with the results.

As well as purchasing the CET Premier Spa I acquired a portable version, the CET Mini Equine Spa, and it too is a great product. We are able to take it with us when we go to competitions and the horses adapted to it very quickly.

Now that we have the spas in place we plan to complete some research with our senior equine therapy students under the guidance of Professor Sybrand van de Berg. His reputation and expertise in identifying and treating lameness in horses provides us with the ideal support for on-going research programmes.

For more information see Equine Librium.

As we enter 2012, the New Year prompts us to look at things from afresh and this year, says Colin Edgar, Managing Director of equine spa manufacturer CET Ltd, we are focusing on improving the door locking mechanism. While the previous design was already the safest on the market it could not be opened in one movement with one hand and that is what we have achieved with our latest innovation .

As we manufacture our equine spas in-house and do not sub-contract we have the specialist skills and knowledge to aid product development and provide an excellent after sales service to existing and new clients.